Jan, 2026 : MacWeb Unveils MiniCluster Bare-Metal Mac Clusters
📅 - Without the expense of virtualization, MiniCluster unites specialized Apple M4 Pro Mac mini systems into a single, private compute cloud for GitHub runners, scientific and technical computing, creative pipelines, CI/CD, and production workflows.
MacWeb's US West (Silicon Valley) area now offers MacWeb MiniCluster on demand. The statement comes after MacWeb recently opened its cloud service in the US East region in the New York metropolitan area, indicating a growing footprint from coast to coast.
With sequential public IPv4 addresses, a 10G internet port, and private Thunderbolt 5 networking between nodes (up to 80 Gbps), each MiniCluster functions as a dedicated private compute cloud. [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Telefónica Selects Netskope for Managed Security Edge - Shares of cloud security specialist Netskope rose on Tuesday following the announcement that Telefónica Tech UK & Ireland has launched a fully managed ‘Security Edge' cyber security service built on the Netskope One platform.
The development underscores growing enterprise demand for managed Secure Service Edge (SSE) and SASE capabilities as organizations adapt to hybrid work, cloud-native architectures, and increasingly complex cyber threats.
Netskope's stock traded actively on the news, with nearly 3.6 million shares changing hands. The share price fluctuated between $15.41 and $16.75 during the session, ultimately closing up 3.2% at $15.92. The market reaction reflected investor [...]
📅 - Study: AI Is Paying Off, Yet CIOs Aren’t Ready - Enterprises worldwide have crossed a decisive threshold in their use of artificial intelligence, moving beyond experimentation and into large-scale deployment with clear expectations of financial return. That is the central conclusion of the newly released Lenovo CIO Playbook 2026, developed with research insights from IDC and published this week.
Based on input from 3,120 IT and business decision-makers across major global markets, the report paints a picture of AI becoming a core engine of business reinvention - while also exposing significant gaps between ambition and operational readiness.
According to the study, 46% of AI proof-of-concepts have already transitioned into production [...]
📅 - Kubernetes Emerges as Default Platform for AI at Scale - Kubernetes has firmly cemented its position as the foundational platform for modern AI-driven infrastructure, according to newly released findings from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's 2025 Annual Cloud Native Survey. The report draws on responses from thousands of organizations worldwide and shows that Kubernetes is now running in production environments at 82% of container-using enterprises.
As AI workloads increasingly move from experimentation to real-world deployment, Kubernetes is emerging as the de facto operating system that underpins scale, reliability, and operational consistency. Kubernetes Becomes Backbone For AI The survey data highlights a decisive moment for cloud [...]
📅 - AWS Secures $581M U.S. Air Force Cloud Contract - Amazon Web Services has secured a major U.S. defense cloud contract, underscoring the continued acceleration of cloud adoption across military and government IT environments. The U.S. Air Force has awarded AWS a firm fixed-price contract valued at $581.3 million to deliver cloud services under the Department of Defense's Cloud One program.
The U.S. Airforce contract was announced this week and will run through December 7, 2028, with administration handled by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in Massachusetts.
The agreement covers AWS cloud support for the U.S. Air Force and affiliated defense customers operating within AWS regions located in the contiguous United States. At the [...]
📅 - VAST Data Targets SSD Shortages with New Optimization Push - As artificial intelligence workloads place growing strain on enterprise infrastructure, storage efficiency is emerging as a critical bottleneck. VAST Data, developer of an AI-focused operating system for modern data platforms, has unveiled VAST Amplify, a new capacity optimization initiative aimed at helping organizations extract significantly more usable capacity from their existing SSD investments.
The announcement comes at a time when SSD shortages, longer procurement cycles, and rising flash costs are forcing enterprises and service providers to rethink how they design and operate data platforms.
VAST Amplify is positioned as a structured engagement model rather than a standalone [...]
📅 - PENTA INFRA EXPANDS INTO MUNICH WITH NEW 20 MW COLOCATION DATA CENTER - The facility will be fully modernized and expanded into a state-of-the-art colocation data center with 20 MW of IT capacity. Designed to meet the evolving needs of customers, the facility will offer flexible deployment options including high-density colocation with liquid cooling for customers running AI and HPC workloads. The facility will be operational in 2028.
Munich represents a strategic expansion into one of Europe's most dynamic enterprise markets. The Bavarian capital is home to DAX-listed corporations, global automotive manufacturers, leading insurers, and technology R&D centers. As these organizations navigate increasingly complex requirements around data governance, [...]